Articles by Will Hadfield and Andrew Blackman

AXA’s H1 Net Income Drops 19% on Hit From Spinoff of Equitable in U.S.

AXA SA’s shift away from life insurance yielded growing volumes and improved profitability as a restructuring move hit the bottom line. The French financial giant’s first-half net income fell 19% to 2.33 billion euros ($2.5 billion) at constant currencies, missing …

French Reinsurer SCOR Spurns $9.6B Acquisition Offer from Insurer Covea

French reinsurer SCOR SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it’s still interested in pursuing a deal. SCOR shares climbed the most in almost a decade. Covea, a French mutual insurer …

Allianz Reports 22% Drop in Q4 Profit but Still Plans Dividend Hike

A record year for natural-disaster insurance claims worldwide and a decline in fourth quarter profit wasn’t enough to stop Allianz SE from raising its dividend. Europe’s biggest insurer will increase the dividend for 2017 by 5.3 percent to 8 euros …

Technology Partnerships Key to Insurance Industry’s Exit from `Stone Age:’ Aviva CEO

The insurance industry is “generally in the stone age,” and partnerships with technology companies are the way forward, according to Aviva Plc’s chief executive officer. His company, the U.K.’s second-largest insurer, is working with Tesla on how to insure driverless …

NN Group Agrees to Acquire Dutch Insurer Delta Lloyd for $2.6B

NN Group NV agreed to buy Delta Lloyd NV for about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion) after its earlier offer for the Dutch insurer was rejected. NN offered 5.40 euros a share in cash for Amsterdam-based Delta Lloyd, the companies …